Cooleemee Volunteer Fire Department
Cooleemee Volunteer Fire Department's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $15,911 for Doug Arledge, President (FY 2024). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.
After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $16,330. It is higher than the D + F figure for 19 of 30 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (M24) + NC + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue (approximately 63%; median $9,582). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (M24) + NC + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue. Displayed D + F figures from supported filing years are indexed to 2025 comparison dollars with BLS CPI-U; a nationwide tier also uses 2024 BEA RPP as a consumer price-level proxy when both the subject and peer have supported state codes. Unsupported state codes receive no interstate adjustment. Comparison values can differ from the raw filing. Column F may include related-organization amounts.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Volunteer Fire | NC | $310,079 | $1,186 |
| Penderlea Fire Department | NC | $300,834 | $180 |
| Lone Hickory Vol Fire Dept Inc | NC | $329,933 | $1,847 |
| Courtney Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | NC | $333,318 | $40,560 |
| South Edgecombe Rural Fire Department | NC | $338,207 | $10,048 |
| Drewry Volunteer Fire Department | NC | $344,348 | $9,406 |
| Deep Branch Volunteer Fire Department Inc | NC | $344,451 | $12,518 |
| Mineral Springs Volunteer Fire & | NC | $347,220 | $22,515 |
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